Florida climate — normals and trends
Florida (Colombia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 6,899 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Florida averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 354 rainy days per year.
Florida has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 16 February 1998) and the coldest 6.7 °C (on 6 January 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FloridaValle del Cauca Department
- coords
- 3.32°, -76.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.7°C
Average daily high
22.4°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
6,899mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
0.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
354 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.9 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.5 °C
16 February 1998
Coldest day
6.7 °C
6 January 1967
Wettest day
144 mm
9 May 1969
Windiest day
15.9 km/h
7 April 1994
Strongest gust
50.4 km/h
7 April 1994
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
17 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
4.6 °C
6 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
13 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 503 mm | +201 mm |
| Feb | 22.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 428 mm | +106 mm |
| Mar | 22.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 576 mm | +126 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 659 mm | +72 mm |
| May | 23.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 881 mm | +115 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 890 mm | +115 mm |
| Jul | 24.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 646 mm | -110 mm |
| Aug | 23.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 795 mm | -69 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 905 mm | +104 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 796 mm | +224 mm |
| Nov | 22.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 460 mm | +71 mm |
| Dec | 22.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 215 mm | -100 mm |
The year's extremes
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Florida?
Florida has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 6,899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Florida?
The hottest day measured in Florida between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1998, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Florida?
The coldest day measured in Florida between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1967, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Florida?
Almost never: Florida sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Florida warmed?
Yes: Florida warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Florida?
The wettest day measured in Florida between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1969, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Florida?
The windiest day measured in Florida between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1994, with winds reaching 15.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Florida?
The warmest month in Florida is May (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Florida?
Florida receives on average 6,899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 354 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Florida?
Florida gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Florida?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Florida.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Florida?
In Florida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 17 February 1998, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 6 January 1967.
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